Senior Associate – Insurance

1 week ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Barry Nilsson Full time

Senior Associate – Insurance (Property, Construction & Statutory Liability)

The Firm
Barry Nilsson is an award-winning national law firm with a 60 year history and more than 430 staff. We are known for our insurance & health and family law expertise, and for offering the highest standards of industry knowledge to provide our clients with service they can trust.

BN has been listed as an Employer of Choice in the Australasian Lawyer Employer of Choice awards for the past five years. Our people describe our culture as friendly, professional, flexible and down-to-earth. In our most recent staff engagement survey 93% of respondents said that their manager is approachable, accessible and responsive and our people felt that their manager genuinely cares about their wellbeing.

The Team
Our Insurance & Health team is headed up by 33 industry leading principals across six states. Within the insurance space our award-winning team is known for producing high quality advice and delivering exceptional client service. The team handles claims across all major classes of insurance and acts for the biggest names in the insurance industry, both locally and overseas. The principals that head up the team for this particular position are Simon Black and Thomas Byrne.

The Role
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Associate to join Simon Black and Thomas Byrne in our Sydney insurance team. The role offers a broad range of property, construction and statutory liability as well as professional indemnity matters.

The Successful Candidate:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following skills, experience and attributes:
- Previous defendant insurance experience in the construction space, including with respect to investigations and prosecutions arising from alleged breaches of work health and safety and planning laws;
- Ability to build strong client relationships with a focus on client service;
- Effective communication skills;
- Ability and enthusiasm to mentor junior practitioners; and
- Collaborative and pragmatic approach.

The Benefits
We offer a broad range of benefits to our people including:
- A firm laptop to support our agile working model;
- Flexible working arrangements including a 9.5 day fortnight, working from home, purchase of leave options and public holiday swap policy;
- Annual performance bonus scheme designed to recognise and reward strong performance;
- Well-developed and structured mentoring, as well as internal and external training to assist with development;
- Casual office environment with our dress for your day policy;
- Access to our Health & Wellbeing program, BNWell, which supports the overall wellbeing of our people including a yearly health & wellbeing allowance and health & wellbeing day; and
- Up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave for all parents.

How to Apply
To make a confidential application, please click 'Apply Now' or contact Lizzy Hancock, People & Culture Officer.

Barry Nilsson is committed to being an inclusive law firm that employs and retains the best and most diverse talent. We value diversity and foster a culture where our people are happy to come to work as their true selves feeling respected, valued and supported. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and from people of all backgrounds regardless of gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability or ethnicity.

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